Université de Montréal Faculty of Law
Coat of Arms
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| Motto | Pro Jure Patrio Stamus |
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Motto in English
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We will defend our rights |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1892 |
| Dean | Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens |
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Academic staff
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56 |
| Students | 1500 |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Language | French and English |
| Colours | Blue, White, Gold |
| Website | droit.umontreal.ca |
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| Global rankings | |
| QS World | 101-150 |
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The Faculty of Law at Université de Montréal was officially founded in 1892. It has consistently been in first position in the Canadian civil law schools rankings in Maclean's until 2010. In addition to its civil law degree (LL.B.), the Law School offers a one-year J.D. in common law for Quebec civil law graduates that enables them to take the bar exam in other Canadian provinces and in New York, Massachusetts and California.
Combining civil and common law in a uniquely bijural environment, the education provided at the Faculty of Law seeks to make students proficient in both Western legal traditions. UdeM Faculty of Law is also bilingual. The languages of instruction are French for the LL.B. and English for the J.D.
The Faculty was originally a branch of Québec City's Université Laval in Montréal. It became part of the Université de Montréal upon its foundation in 1920. Between 1895 and 1942, the Faculty was located on St. Denis St. in Montréal. In 1945, it moved to Mount-Royal and was relocated in 1968 to its current location, which became the Pavillon Maximilien-Caron in 1978 in honour of a famous jurist who influenced an entire generation of law professors and students. One of the first full-time law professor in Quebec, Maximillien Caron promoted a reform in the teaching of law that integrated all aspects of life and instituted new pedagogical methods that included sociology, economics and politics. Since the graduation of its first class in 1879, the Faculty has trained the largest number of jurists in Canada. Indeed, approximately 15,000 students have obtained an undergraduate law degree from the Faculty. Graduates from the Faculty of Law are renowned in their province, country and internationally. Alumni and professors have been, and still are, pioneers in many fields of law, such as indigenous law, cyberspace law and business law. They have greatly contributed to Quebec and Canadian society as jurists, politicians, business persons and artists. The faculty of law of the University of Montreal is very prestigious and is considered by many intellectuals, judges and politicians to be the best law faculty in Canada.
For nearly 60 years, the Faculty has published the Revue Juridique Thémis de l'Université de Montréal, which has become a reference for Quebec's legal community as well as a symbol of tradition and excellence. Professors, students and practitioners contribute to its success, which has spread well beyond the borders of Quebec. Indeed, the Journal was ranked by the Washington and Lee University School of Law as Canada's first primarily French-speaking journal, along with the University of Toronto Law Journal for English-speaking Canada and the Harvard Law Review for the United States. The Journal is published three times a year and touches upon all fields of law; public law, private law and criminal law. It also includes contributions from the research centres of the Faculty as well as letters from international jurists who provide insights into developments affecting their legal system.
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